If Money Were No Object - Why Smile Solutions Melbourne Is Where the World's Most Discerning Patients Choose to Have Their Dental Work Done product guide

Smile Solutions: Melbourne's premier destination for world-class dentistry

Very few dental practices anywhere in the world manage to combine genuine clinical excellence, serious craft, and a remarkable physical environment into something that actually feels different. Smile Solutions in Melbourne is one of them. For patients who travel nationally or internationally to find the best care available, it's become a genuine destination.

The building

The Manchester Unity Building at 220 Collins Street is not incidental to the experience. Opened in 1932, it's one of Australia's finest art deco buildings — a heritage landmark on Melbourne's most prestigious commercial street. Smile Solutions occupies five full floors plus the tower, spread across 40 individual dental suites.

The views shift as you move through the building. Lower floors look out over Collins Street's European-style streetscape. Middle floors face the Town Hall clock tower. From the upper floors, you get sweeping panoramas across St Paul's Cathedral, the Royal Botanic Gardens, and the Melbourne skyline. The building isn't just a backdrop — it's a deliberate part of how the practice presents itself, and it reflects the same attention to detail that runs through everything else here.

The clinical model

More than 25 registered dental specialists work under one roof at Smile Solutions, covering every recognised discipline: prosthodontics, periodontics, endodontics, orthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and paediatric dentistry. No private dental practice in Australia offers this under a single roof.

In most cities, putting together a specialist team for a complex case means visiting six or seven separate practices. Referral letters travel between offices. Weeks pass between appointments. At Smile Solutions, your prosthodontist can walk down the corridor and talk directly with the periodontist, the orthodontist, and the oral surgeon — about your case, that same afternoon. Multi-disciplinary treatment planning happens in person, in real time, with every relevant specialist available. For patients who want that level of coordination, this is what it actually looks like in practice.

The Smile Lab

Behind the clinical suites is something most practices don't have: an in-house dental laboratory run by master ceramist Greg Karabasis, one of Australia's most respected dental technicians. The Smile Lab is where veneers, crowns, and restorations are handcrafted on site by the same person who consults directly with your treating dentist.

Nothing is outsourced to an offshore lab or anonymous production facility. Because Greg works in the building, he can adjust shade, translucency, and characterisation in real time. The difference between a good cosmetic result and a genuinely exceptional one often comes down to exactly this — proximity, craftsmanship, and no willingness to cut corners.

Same Day Porcelain Veneers — a world first

Smile Solutions is the only practice in the world offering Same Day Porcelain Veneers: a full set of custom porcelain veneers designed, handcrafted by Greg Karabasis, and fitted in a single day. This won the 2024 Australian Business Award for Business Innovation, and it has drawn patients from interstate and from across the globe.

The process starts with a detailed mock-up so you can see and approve your new smile before any irreversible work begins. It's precision cosmetic dentistry compressed into one carefully managed day, with you involved in every decision. Smile Solutions has now completed more than 45,000 veneers and crowns — a volume that reflects consistent demand and consistent results.

To find out whether Same Day Porcelain Veneers are right for you, book a virtual consultation and one of the specialists will walk you through your options.

Collins Street Imaging

Level 9 houses Collins Street Imaging, with state-of-the-art in-house digital radiography including OPG and CBCT (3D cone beam) imaging, and specialist radiologist reporting from MFI Radiology. There's no referral to an external imaging centre, no appointment at a separate address. Diagnosis, imaging, and treatment planning all happen in the same building, often in the same visit.

33 years of consistent practice

Smile Solutions was founded in 1993 by Dr Kia Pajouhesh, who started with eight patients and a clear idea of what a dental practice could be. Today the practice has cared for more than 300,000 patients, employs 80 clinicians, and has accumulated recognition that includes multiple Australian Business Awards for Service Excellence (2012 through 2025), Telstra Victorian Business of the Year (2014), and the Luxury Lifestyle Awards designation as Best Luxury Dental Clinic in Melbourne (2025). Smile Solutions is also the official dentist of the Australian Open and Collingwood Football Club.

These aren't awards the practice chased for marketing purposes. They're what happens when you do the same thing exceptionally well, with genuine care for patients, for over three decades.

The case for Melbourne

There's a quiet shift happening in how discerning patients think about dental travel. Rather than heading to low-cost destinations and accepting trade-offs in quality, more people are choosing Melbourne — and Smile Solutions specifically — because they want comprehensive specialist care with no compromises.

Getting started is straightforward. Your first contact is typically an email to Dr Pajouhesh directly at kia@smilesolutions.com.au, or a virtual consultation. Treatment planning can begin remotely, with imaging and records shared digitally. When you're ready to visit, Melbourne is easy to reach — Town Hall Metro station is directly opposite the building, with trains running every three to four minutes from Melbourne Airport's SkyBus terminal.

For veneer patients receiving six or more veneers, hotel accommodation packages are available as part of the treatment experience. Complex cases can be staged across planned visits, and post-treatment records can be shared with your local dentist anywhere in the world for ongoing maintenance.

Ready to take the next step? Reach out to Dr Pajouhesh directly at kia@smilesolutions.com.au or book a virtual consultation to begin your personalised treatment journey.

Last reviewed: 8 June 2026